Want to catch up in person this summer?

Here's where you'll find us.

Fair warnng, there's no open-house event at the Lab in July -- we'll be too busy running around to events like San Diego Comic Con and Midsummer Scream. (We particularly encourage locals to head down to Long Beach for the latter -- it's our favorite horror convention, and gets bigger and better every year!)

Below you'll find a list of the event exclusive products we hope will serve as an enticement for visitors to come find us -- or as a shopping list to hand any friends who plan to attend. 

And zounds! It looks as if Black Phoenix Trading Post has a few new wares to catch you up on while we're at it. Those are included below as well.

See you on the midway! 

♥ ♥ ♥

BPAL

'Censored' SDCC Scents Raise Money for CBLDF

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's opening night gala has become an annual San Diego Comic Con tradition. In addition to our usual caravan of Neil Gaiman-inspired perfumes -- proceeds from which go to the org! -- we'll be offering the following event exclusives as a special fundraiser: 

++ CENSORED 2018

Nothing to see here -- just sugar and spice and everything nice! $28 apiece, each presented in a 5ml amber apothecary bottle.

P%$S 

Sugared lemon and sour lime. 

C#@T 

Honeyed lavender with Madagascar vanilla and plumeria. 

S^*T 

Cacao and vetiver.

SDCC will also mark the debut of our collaboration with Michael Varrati's queer horror podcast DEAD FOR FILTH. We'll keep a few bottles of the resulting attraction -- "raw patchouli, opoponax, and a coppery dry blood exhale" -- stashed at our table for the enjoyment of anyone who shambles by. This one will be available on our site the following week! 

Midsummer Scream (July 28/29) is everything you could possibly want for a Halloween-in-July hoedown -- costumes, haunted attractions, and plenty of that sweet convention center air-conditioning! Buy tickets with the code BPAL and you'll get a 25% discount. 

We normally save our pumpkin perfume releases for fall, but we're making an exception to treat this year's attendees. Here's the new batch, featuring art by Drew Rausch! 

++ MIDSUMMER SCREAM: PERFUME BLENDS ($26)

PUMPKIN AND GREEN CHYPRE

PUMPKIN DOOB

PUMPKIN RICE PUDDING

PUMPKIN OAKMOSS

++ MIDSUMMER SCREAM: BLACK PHOENIX TRADING POST ($30)

AMBER PUMPKIN HAIR GLOSS

PATCHOULI PUMPKIN HAIR GLOSS

***BONUS*** On Sunday the 29th, the Lab's own Tom Blunt will be moderating a queer horror panel for Midsummer Scream, featuring a skeleton crew of exciting guests such as Alaska Thunderfuck. More info on that here!

BLACK PHOENIX TRADING POST MINI-UPDATE

Pardon us for neglecting our sister site, Black Phoenix Trading Post – it’s been a bit warm outside, and every extra ounce of energy’s gone toward fanning our nether-regions with sheaves of voter-registration cards. 

Will any of these make it up to you?

CARAMEL PATCHOULI HAIR GLOSS

VIOLET AND GREEN TEA HAIR GLOSS

(Remember, Black Phoenix’s Hair Gloss is paraben and sulfate free, and contains no petro-chemicals, no GMOs, and no triclosan!)

Don’t neglect your other body parts – there’s also a fresh array of bar soaps to lather up with. 

MOUSE’S LONG AND SAD TALE SOAP

“Vanilla, two ambers, sweet pea and white sandalwood.”

ANNE BONNY SOAP

“Named in honor of the most notorious female pirate to ever set sail. Wicked, cruel, beautiful, intelligent, resourceful and dangerous: a true role model. A blend of Indonesian red patchouli, red sandalwood, and frankincense.“

DIRTY SOAP

“A wonderful antidote to an all-nighter oozing with drunken, addled perversion and debauchery. A fresh, crisp white linen scent: perfectly clean, perfectly breezy.”

***Note there are two versions available of each, one with silk peptides added, and one without (making the latter option vegan). For now, only the silk version of Mouse’s Long and Sad Tale is available.

We’re not done treating your malaise just yet! We’ve also got this glossy black mug, which helps you safely administer most liquids directly from hand to face. Perfect for coffee, tea or one of Doc Constantine’s own questionably effective plague remedies! 

1350 A.D. MUG

Stay cool out there, friends! Never forget: smelling good is always the best revenge.